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Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
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89,873
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Maryland looking to pack the students in any way they can



 

M.Sherrane

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RU and MD both got screwed by the B1G. They set us up to fail by giving us a fraction of the league money. Set off this domino of trying to do things on the cheap.

Agreed. Both programs were borderline B1G programs as well. RU was 15-11 in the last two seasons of a conference that was a BCS Conference in name only while Maryland was 13-24 in their last 3 seasons in the ACC.
 

Jtung230

Heisman
Jun 30, 2005
19,474
12,610
82
Agreed. Both programs were borderline B1G programs as well. RU was 15-11 in the last two seasons of a conference that was a BCS Conference in name only while Maryland was 13-24 in their last 3 seasons in the ACC.
We are exactly where the B1G wants us. An easy conference game opponent for the blue bloods.
 
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e5fdny

Heisman
Nov 11, 2002
115,499
55,435
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Well, to bring it back to who we’re actually playing this weekend, Michigan did the same thing a few years ago when they weren’t doing so hot.

Except the deal there was bring a specific empty Coke can to the Big House and get an extra ticket or get in for free, something like that.
 

Jtung230

Heisman
Jun 30, 2005
19,474
12,610
82
Blame it on something other than ourselves. No accountability. Add to that the disastrous president, AD, and coach hires we’ve had —-and that’s why we always suck.
If we had money, we could’ve avoided Ash. No Ash, no GS 2.0. It’s a series of band-aids on a gunshot wound (Flood).
 

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
91,680
89,873
113
lets be clear no coach says they don’t have enough resources. He was responding to the internet.
Let's be clear:
KC Keeler- 32 years of coaching:
28 seasons with a winning record
Record: 278-124-1 (0.690 winning percentage)

Your Guy-18 years of coaching
8 season with a winning record
Record: 101-112 (0.474 winning percentage)
Greg makes litany of reasons why he doesn't win
 

Jtung230

Heisman
Jun 30, 2005
19,474
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82
Let's be clear:
KC Keeler- 32 years of coaching:
28 seasons with a winning record
Record: 278-124-1 (0.690 winning percentage)

Your Guy-18 years of coaching
8 season with a winning record
Record: 101-112 (0.474 winning percentage)
Greg makes litany of reasons why he doesn't win
But are those wins from P4 wins or the G4 and below wins? We all agree that the latter doesn’t count.
 

Kbe4

Senior
Nov 25, 2025
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So sad and depressing what Schiano has done to our program.n
Yeah....I miss the days when Rutgers dominated Eastern college football, out-recruited everyone for New Jersey's elite high school prospects, and was a yearly member of the Top Twenty...if not the Top Ten and a major bowl game.
Hopefully, when GS is gone and Rutgers is ready to select the next head football coach from what I'm sure will be an impressive list of applicants, the best one is selected and we get back to our winning ways. The world doesn't seem quite right when RU isn't dominating the college football world.
 

Jtung230

Heisman
Jun 30, 2005
19,474
12,610
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Yeah....I miss the days when Rutgers dominated Eastern college football, out-recruited everyone for New Jersey's elite high school prospects, and was a yearly member of the Top Twenty...if not the Top Ten and a major bowl game.
Hopefully, when GS is gone and Rutgers is ready to select the next head football coach from what I'm sure will be an impressive list of applicants, the best one is selected and we get back to our winning ways. The world doesn't seem quite right when RU isn't dominating the college football world.
When did that happen?
 

RU#1fan

Heisman
Mar 7, 2003
24,285
12,912
113
Yeah....I miss the days when Rutgers dominated Eastern college football, out-recruited everyone for New Jersey's elite high school prospects, and was a yearly member of the Top Twenty...if not the Top Ten and a major bowl game.
Hopefully, when GS is gone and Rutgers is ready to select the next head football coach from what I'm sure will be an impressive list of applicants, the best one is selected and we get back to our winning ways. The world doesn't seem quite right when RU isn't dominating the college football world.
Based on where we were 2 years ago Rutgers Football has regressed significantly while the our B1G low tier opponents have all improved ( sans Maryland and they are “trying “ to fix that now). Guess you can’t see it.
 

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
91,680
89,873
113
But are those wins from P4 wins or the G4 and below wins? We all agree that the latter doesn’t count.
He has not coached at a level where his teams played P4 teams until he arrived at Temple last year, when he played 2 ranked P4 teams that were ranked at the end of the year.

The point is his teams consistently beat teams ranked above his teams. In 2021, his SHSU Bearkat beat a #1 ranked JMU coached by Curt Cignetti.


#CoachingMatters
 

SHUSource

All-Conference
Jun 3, 2001
42,197
4,614
48
He has not coached at a level where his teams played P4 teams until he arrived at Temple last year, when he played 2 ranked P4 teams that were ranked at the end of the year.

The point is his teams consistently beat teams ranked above his teams. In 2021, his SHSU Bearkat beat a #1 ranked JMU coached by Curt Cignetti.


#CoachingMatters
Keeler played for a D-III national championship five times, and later won two FCS championships at two different schools, Delaware and Sam Houston State. And in 2022, when SHSU made the transition to BCS football, he won the WAC in their first season at that level. He's an outstanding coach with a long resume that says so. Rutgers could've hired him a long time ago and not have been held prisoner by Schiano again.
 
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Jtung230

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Keeler played for a D-III national championship five times, and later won two FCS championships at two different schools, Delaware and Sam Houston State. And in 2022, when SHSU made the transition to BCS football, he won the WAC in their first season at that level. He's an outstanding coach with a long resume that says so. Rutgers could've hired him a long time ago and not have been held prisoner by Schiano again.
How’s he doing at Temple?
 

Jtung230

Heisman
Jun 30, 2005
19,474
12,610
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Good year last year, given they were coming off of three straight 3-9 seasons. This one has been disappointing, but again, half a season doesn't erase a long, outstanding resume. It's clearly an aberration.
5-7 is a good year for that conference? For every CG, there are plenty of coaches that failed moving up a level.
 

SHUSource

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Jun 3, 2001
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5-7 is a good year for that conference? For every CG, there are plenty of coaches that failed moving up a level.
I think you had to follow it. They had been getting crushed on the way to those 3-9 records, and last year, they were just a couple plays from being 7-5, with two one-point losses, including one to the No. 23 team.

The only coaches who fail moving up a level are the one- and two-year wonders who got some desperate P4 team to bite after a hot year. The lifers with sustained success will always translate. Willie Fritz is a good current example.
 

Knight Shift

Heisman
May 19, 2011
91,680
89,873
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I think you had to follow it. They had been getting crushed on the way to those 3-9 records, and last year, they were just a couple plays from being 7-5, with two one-point losses, including one to the No. 23 team.

The only coaches who fail moving up a level are the one- and two-year wonders who got some desperate P4 team to bite after a hot year. The lifers with sustained success will always translate. Willie Fritz is a good current example.
Lance Leipold too. Other than one good year, he has bombed at Kansas.
 

Jtung230

Heisman
Jun 30, 2005
19,474
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To be fair to KC, he’s at Temple and they don’t have a Mark Cuban. It’s about getting to a place that sets you up for success. That’s a life lesson, not just football coaching.
 

LeapinLou

All-American
Jul 24, 2001
13,492
7,564
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I know some fans with younger kids have family commitments for Halloween, but this is going to be our smallest tailgate of the season. Even a guy in my group that went to Michigan and then transferred to Rutgers is skipping it. The stadium is going to be empty and it's going to be a really bad look. Assuming the on-field results will continue to spiral, it could be even worse for Nebraska and MSU with chilly temperatures. To avoid a complete ghost town next season, they have to make a coaching change.
 

jab23wvu

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Aug 28, 2007
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I'm looking for 1 or 2 tickets for this weekends game against Michigan if anyone doesn't want their free tickets. Lmk. Thanks
 
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LETSGORU91

All-American
Jan 29, 2017
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7,915
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Yeah....I miss the days when Rutgers dominated Eastern college football, out-recruited everyone for New Jersey's elite high school prospects, and was a yearly member of the Top Twenty...if not the Top Ten and a major bowl game.
Hopefully, when GS is gone and Rutgers is ready to select the next head football coach from what I'm sure will be an impressive list of applicants, the best one is selected and we get back to our winning ways. The world doesn't seem quite right when RU isn't dominating the college football world.
Exactly which planet did your Rutgers team play on? I have never visited there.
 
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